3 Services We Offer to Help Seniors Get Ready for Fall With summer quickly coming to an end the ever-dreaded list of fall chores is piling up. Getting your home ready for the fall is no easy task, the chores only get hard as you get older. Older adults have an especially hard time [...]
The Importance of Grandparents Grandparents play a huge role in family life, they give extra love and support to the family dynamic. This week our blog post will be highlighting all of the great contributions grandparents bring to a family, in honor of Grandparents Day. Grandparents can bring additional support to a family and [...]
Five Benefits to Exercise as You Age Exercise at any age has multiple benefits no matter who you are! As you age different exercises become more appropriate for your health, exercise is part of a long and healthy lifestyle. Only 1 in 4 adults between the age 65 and 74 exercise regularly according to [...]
The Difference Between Low Food Security and Very Low Food Security Food Insecurity in seniors is a priority for DuPage Senior Citizens Council. 1 in 6 seniors face the threat of going hungry and are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. To understand the extreme severity of this situation you must [...]
Why We Love Our Volunteers We are just coming off a Volunteer Celebration high that we just had at the end of July. For those who do not know this, we have a volunteer celebration every year to honor our volunteers and give them a special thank you for all of their hard work [...]
5 Fire Safety Tips For Seniors Knowing what to do in the event of a fire is particularly important for older adults. Seniors may be affected by health issues such as reduced mobility, poor eyesight and hearing. At age 65, people are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to [...]
5 Reasons Why Seniors Don't Receive Proper Nutrition And Solutions When people think of Home Delivered Meals or Meals On Wheels for seniors they automatically think homebound seniors who cannot afford food. That is not always the case for many seniors. There can be multiple factors in why a senior is not eating or [...]
Older Adults Becoming Influencers On Social Media All too often women state they do not get better with age and constantly gripe their male counter parts only get better looking as time goes on. There is a challenge women face when aging in a society that puts such high value on youth and beauty. [...]
Why Children Should Interact with Seniors School is out for the summer which means that ever dreaded ‘I am bored’ is about to starting ringing throughout households nationwide from millions of kids. There are thousands of opportunities for children to stay active this summer, everything from summer camps to pool parties. For some reason [...]
Four Ways a Well-Being Check Makes a Difference When we tell people we are the Meals On Wheels Provider for DuPage County a lot of the time we get a response or comment that relates just to the food. Not very often do we get recognition for providing a service that allows a senior [...]
